Cedartown High School Band to celebrate 75th anniversary
From CHS Band: As some of you may know, there is a construction project going on at Cedartown High that is adding a new band room and performance center!! What you may not know is that as of December the current high school band room will be closed and repurposed.Continue Reading
Cedartown Welcome Center presented with plaque from Georgia Department of Economic Development
The Cedartown Welcome Center was presented with a plaque from the Georgia Department of Economic Development on Sept. 25. Nija Torrence, operations manager with the GDED, gave the plaque to Downtown Cedartown Director Ramona Ruark. The plaque denotes the Cedartown Welcome Center’s recent designation as a Regional Visitor Information Center.Continue Reading
Public health officials confirm Polk’s second 2018 animal rabies case
Polk County’s second confirmed animal-rabies case this year has public health officials reminding everyone about the potential dangers of rabies, urging pet owners to make sure pets are vaccinated against the potentially deadly disease, and warning residents in the densely populated downtown area around E. Girard Avenue, Cedartown, where theContinue Reading
Decatur man shot twice in Rockmart, drives to parking lot for assistance
An Atlanta area man was reportedly shot and drove to a Rockmart grocery store to seek assistance was taken to the hospital Saturday evening. According to Polk County Police reports, 50-year-old Mallory McClarity of a Decatur, GA address was at a Pine Mountain Street address at around 7:45 p.m. whenContinue Reading
Police: Two teens arrested for alleged sexual assault in Taylorsville
MEDIA RELEASE On Monday July 23, 2018, the Polk County Police Department was notified of a possible sexual assault that occurred in the early morning hours of July 22, 2018. It was reported that the assault occurred at a residence on Hillscreek road in Taylorsville. The victim is a 16Continue Reading
Trump backed Kemp wins big in Polk, statewide
Fewer than 12.5 percent of registered voters in Polk County took part in the statewide runoff election that featured three Republican races and one Democratic race for state school superintendent. But when the final numbers were tallied, current Secretary of State Brian Kemp easily defeated Lt. Governor Casey Cagle inContinue Reading
Police seeking driver of silver pickup involved in morning shooting
From Polk Standard Journal As a local man recovers from surgery this afternoon following a morning shooting, police are in search for the driver of a silver late model pickup truck that is believed to be the perpetrator. Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd was able to announce the incidentContinue Reading
UPDATED: Charges listed, additional arrest made in Sunday’s deadly shooting
MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown, Ga. – June 29, 2018– Criminal charges have been announced and an additional arrest made in the deadly Sunday night shooting that took the life of Cedartown resident Ronald Morris Bentley. Laryan Yance Walker, 30, of 501 Line Street, Cedartown, was arrested on June 28 and taken into custody on an initialContinue Reading
Arrest made in Sunday morning shooting death
MEDIA RELEASE A Cedartown man has been arrested and charged with murder in the early Sunday morning shooting death of Ronald Morris Bentley. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, Laryan Yance Walker, 30, of 501 Line St., was arrested on murder charges at 7:45 this evening. The arrest came asContinue Reading
Polk County posts record in May
MEDIA RELEASE Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Polk County posted a record low unemployment rate in May. The area also saw an increase in the number of employed residents and a decrease in initial claims for unemployment. There was a slight decrease in the labor force. “Georgia’sContinue Reading